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Cloudedit

I converted my Backbone/Rails app Cloudedit to Parse in 5 minutes

jamesyu.org

#parse backend#backbone.js#rails#backend as a service

82points
12comments
#285of 1,677 in 2012
Top 17%of 2012 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

2 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score +0.21.

Design: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

The thread, comment by comment

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Good design decisions; easy to convert between Parse and Backbone

    From 2 comments
    • Great design decisions. In fact, this got me thinking. I might just start out with Parse if it is so easy to convert it the other way as well.
      pestaa on HN
    • It seems like we just need a wrapper that lets you pick whether to use Parse or Backbone. That should eliminate the worry of lock in (you'd still have to add the server code if…
      zeroonetwothree on HN
  • Parse is great for moving fast before finding product/market fit

    From 1 comment
    • Exactly, A) if you don't use Parse you're going to have to write server code. B) If you do use Parse and decide to change in the future you're going to have to write server code.…
      kenrikm on HN

Objections

  • Author is a Parse founder and the post is undisclosed promotion in the title

    From 3 comments
    • a disclosure that you're one of the founders of Parse would be appropriate.
      durbin on HN
    • Very much agreed. From a HN account that isn't immediately associable with the source of the story, this is little more than astroturfing. It's not as if they're unheard of on HN…
      kolektiv on HN
    • The title of the HN link is purposely misleading.
      durbin on HN
  • Vendor lock-in concern with Parse

    From 1 comment
    • It seems like we just need a wrapper that lets you pick whether to use Parse or Backbone. That should eliminate the worry of lock in (you'd still have to add the server code if…
      zeroonetwothree on HN
  • Too many Parse posts on the front page

    From 1 comment

Requests

  • A wrapper letting developers choose between Parse and Backbone

    From 1 comment
    • It seems like we just need a wrapper that lets you pick whether to use Parse or Backbone. That should eliminate the worry of lock in (you'd still have to add the server code if…
      zeroonetwothree on HN

Questions

  • How does Parse store and retrieve data?

    From 1 comment
    • I may be missing something but how does Parse store/retrieve data? Is it using HTML5 storage? UPDATE: Nevermind. I just found the other article on HN that explains how Parse is a…
      Corrado on HN

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